Konecranes Plc

Mhe Technologies, Inc.

Konecranes Global Corporation

Morris Material Handling, Inc.

Joe Yustus

Steven K Waisanen

Marcus Jones

A system and method for removing spent fuel assemblies from a fuel building and transporting them to on-site facilities. A cask transporter is moved into the fuel building with an empty spent fuel storage cask, spent fuel assemblies are loaded into spent fuel storage cask, the cask is sealed, and the cask transporter moves the loaded spent fuel storage cask to a handling area for final disposal. Components of the system include a penetration cover, a lifting mechanism, a control system, a valve system, and the cask transporter.

Cask handling system and method

A scissors lift assembly includes a top frame, a bottom frame, and a pair of scissors assemblies, each extending between the top frame and the bottom frame to move the top frame relative to the bottom frame. The scissors lift assembly also includes a safety catch mechanism coupled to at least one of the top frame, the bottom frame, and one of the scissors assemblies.

Scissors lift assembly for jacking tower

A head assembly includes a first portion including a first member and a first motor coupled to the first component, the first member configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation. The head assembly also includes a second portion including a second member and a second motor coupled to the second component, the second member configured to rotate about a second axis of rotation, the second axis of rotation being different than the first axis of rotation. The head assembly also includes a third portion including a clamping assembly.

Head assembly for jacking tower

A rail system includes a track, a plurality of leveling members disposed below the track, and a plurality of adjustment mechanisms disposed between the track and the plurality of leveling members. Each of the adjustment mechanisms is coupled to the track and one of the leveling members. The adjustment mechanisms adjust a distance between the track and the respective leveling member.

Rail system for jacking tower

A method of self-erecting a jacking tower includes extending a lift assembly, inserting a first module assembly below the extended lift assembly, lowering the lift assembly around the first module assembly, engaging the lift assembly with the first module assembly, extending the lift assembly with the first module assembly engaged, inserting a second module assembly below the extended lift assembly, lowering the lift assembly, and coupling the first and second module assemblies.

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